A study investigating the degree of agreement between teacher evaluators using a standard set of evaluation criteria and evaluation methods examines the test reliability of the Classroom Procedures Assessment Instrument, the Interpersonal Skills Assessment Instrument, and the Teaching Plans and Materials Assessment Instrument. Two statistical…

Field researchers of sign language are the target of this methodological guide. The prospective researcher is briefed on the rationale of sign language study as language study and as distinct from the study of kinesics. Subjects covered include problems of translating, use of interpreters, and ethics. Instruments for obtaining social and language…

A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF TOILET FIXTURES REQUIRED IN COLLEGE BUILDINGS WAS DEVELOPED FROM ESTIMATING THE MALE AND FEMALE POPULATIONS AND FROM OBSERVING AND RECORDING THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF FIXTURE USE AND WAITING TIME. CHARTS INDICATING THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF URINALS, LAVATORIES AND WATER CLOSETS, WHICH CONSIDER THE…

THE TECHNICIAN IS NOT A RETRAINED CRAFTSMAN NOR A FLUNKED-OUT ENGINEERING STUDENT. HE IS A NEW AND UNIQUE ASPECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY. THREE LEVELS OF TECHNICIANS ARE DESCRIBED--THE ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN, THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNICIAN, AND THE TECHNICAL SPECIALIST. THERE IS A LARGE GAP BETWEEN ABSTRACT ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION, AND THE…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS NATIONAL NORMATIVE DATA ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENTERING COLLEGE FRESHMEN OF 1966 AND COMPARATIVE DATA ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS ENTERING DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS. THE METHOD USED FOR SELECTING THE SAMPLE OF 251 INSTITUTIONS IS BRIEFLY SUMMARIZED. A STUDENT INFORMATION FORM WAS GIVEN TO 254,480…

THE DATA PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT WERE COMPILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PROGRAM OF LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH INITIATED BY THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (ACE). THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE SAMPLING TECHNIQUE AND OTHER TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS WERE PRESENTED IN AN EARLIER REPORT (ACE RESEARCH REPORT, VOLUME 2,…

This report of the Working Party to determine selection criteria for those research projects to be included in the EUDISED R & D data base provides for an agency in each participating country which will maintain a national Research and Development data base and submit information to the international data base. The system is expected to…

SNAP/SHOT (System Network Analysis Program-Simulated Host Overview Technique) is a discrete simulation of a network and/or host model available through IBM at the Raleigh System Center. The simulator provides an analysis of a total IBM Communications System. Input data must be obtained from RMF, SMF, and the CICS Analyzer to determine the existing…

The process of dealing with real world problems often requires solutions that would not be totally acceptable in the world of "pure" scientific research. A systems analytic viewpoint demands that everything possible be done to define the constraints of the system and that the procedures used to construct a model out of imperfect data be specified.…

The final report reviews activities of a federally funded 3-year project to develop and test a methodology for data collection regarding child abuse in Texas. Introductory sections review project activities, while the bulk of the document deals with regional pilot testing of two guides: the Procedural Guide for Needs and Resources Assessment, and…

Project EDNEED has been charged with determining empirically data needed by vocational administrators at the local, State, regional, and national levels. Reliable data are necessary to present accurate reports to various State and Federal agencies and to provide answers to questions that are of major concern to legislators. Data are needed in the…

A study of the ethnic composition of Toledo, Ohio, was conducted which consisted of four elements: (1) a statement of the importance of studying the ethnic composition of a community; (2) a summary of the sources of literature that is germane to such a study; (3) a summary of the problems encountered in the data collection process; and (4) an…

Questionnaires are important research tools despite their unpopularity. They are generally less costly per response than other techniques, may elicit more candid answers, provide more time for respondents to consider their replies, and do not introduce interviewer or observer bias. The rate of return is an indication of the usefulness of a…

The objective of this research is to provide an outline of evaluation by objectives for a conference entitled Project Evaluation. As far as processes are concerned, this evaluation will result in a session-by-session evaluation form and transparencies to accompany the session-by-session evaluation form and to reinforce the main points under…

Once programs or projects have been planned (in terms of personnel, activities, and expected outcomes), it becomes most important to develop a method of collecting information relative to the implementation of the programs or projects. This process of determining if what is planned as a program or project is actually implemented is known as…